When I woke up this morning, I felt pretty damn tired. Then again, that was to be expected. I *did* have to help Naruto with his homework until around 1:30 AM. Of course, then I couldn't fall asleep for another hour or so. Ugh. That idiot, of course, was peppy as ever when we walked to school this morning. Well, at least he's finally over that crush on me. He finally realized that our "love" is more of a brother-sister thing.

I wish I could say that I'm completely over *my* crush on Sasuke-kun… Whatever! I have to put those feelings aside for now, at least. I just have to be happy that Sasuke-kun transferred back to Konoha Academy. That damn school in Oto City was no good for any of us. Well, at least Naruto, Sasuke-kun and I are back to walking to school together--along with Ino and Hinata, of course. Tenten, too, sometimes. I love those guys.

School was boring as ever. Kakashi-sensei showed up…Three. Periods. Late. Today, he re-used the "I got lost on the path of life" excuse. He could at least get original with us! Oh well… I guess I'm lucky to not be in with Asuma-sensei like poor Ino-chan. He smokes the entire day and even offers his students cigarettes! Freaking Sikamaru started accepting, too! Then, of course, Chouji eats and eats all day in my poor little anorexic's ears… Oh, Kami-sama help Ino-chan… Sometimes, I wish that we were all in with Hinata in Kurenai-sensei's class. Not always though. Kakashi-sensei *does* have his good points…

Well, anyway, that pretty much sums up the school day.

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RIIIINNNGG~

"Well, that's the bell. I hope you all wrote down your homework."

"Uh…What homework, 'tebayo?"

"Dobe." [Sasuke rolled his eyes.]

"Ugh…Naruto…" [Sakura face-palmed]

[Kakashi sighed.] "Well, Naruto, I guess you'll have to get it off of a friend…again."

"Not me, though, baka! I can't stay up with you again. I'll be way too tired."

"Aww….But Sakura-chaaaan…" [Naruto pouted.]

"You know, I'm giving the same homework as all the other teachers your grade level. You could get it off anyone your age."

"Why don't you ask Hinata-chan, Naruto? She's smart and I'm sure she writes down all the homework."

"Good idea, Sakura-chan! Hinata-chan'll help me!"

"Yeah, yeah. Now go home."

[All the students in Kakashi's classroom set off.]

"Sakura-chan! Sakura-chan~! Walk home with me and the bastard?"

"Hn."

"Sasuke-teme! What kind of idiot talks in grunts?! You frickin' caveman!"

"Not today, Naruto. I have to go to straight home to see if I got that job. Later~! Try not to kill him, Sasuke-kun." [Sakura ran off.]

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When Sakura got home, she went right to her phone to check if she had any messages. Nothing. She then checked her email. Still nothing. Our pink-haired heroine was beginning to believe that she had not gotten the job at the Red Cloud. She let out a sigh of anxiousness and slight disappointment. She couldn't give up hope just yet.

After making herself a pot of tea, she poured herself a cup and went to do her homework. Writing an essay on why Odysseus is a hero and how the lack of Odysseus' presence in Telemachus' life affected the boy's growth and ability to become a hero… Though this was a piece of cake for her, it was also a bit of a pain. After logging into AIM, Yahoo and MSN, she started on her paper.

She had just barely finished when she received an invitation to an AIM session with "AkatsukiGoodBoy." Curiously, she accepted.

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AkatsukiGoodBoy: Sakura-chaaan! =D Sakura-chaaaan~! Is this Haruno Saaaakura-chaaaan?

MizzHaruno: Um. ^^; Yes. This is Haruno Sakura. Might I ask who exactly you are?

AkatsukiGoodBoy: Tobi is Tobi! =D Tobi is happy to meet Sakura-chan~!

MizzHaruno: Um…Okay. ^~^ It's a pleasure to meet you too, Tobi-san.

AkatsukiGoodBoy: Tobi works at the Red Cloud Café! =D

MizzHaruno: Oh! Okay! ^^;

AkatsukiGoodBoy: TOBI'S HERE TO CONGRATULATE SAKURA-CHAN!

MizzHaruno: Um…Why?

AkatsukiGoodBoy: Sakura-chan has the job! =D

MizzHaruno: Oh My…Really?!

AkatsukiGoodBoy: Yes! =D

MizzHaruno: Thank you! Thank you so much, Tobi-san! When do I start?

AkatsukiGoodBoy: Tomorrow! Sakura-chan can come by after school! Itachi-chan'll meet Sakura-chan by the door then! =D He's hard to miss. And he helped read over Sakura-chan's application, so, he'll know what Sakura-chan looks like too!

MizzHaruno: Oh. Alright, Tobi-san. Thank you so much!

AkatsukiGoodBoy: No problem! =D See you tomorrow, Sakura-chan!

MizzHaruno: Okay. ^~^ Bye, Tobi-san.

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And just like that, Sakura's life would be impacted beyond belief. With a happy smile, she laid down on her bed. With obvious joy on her face, she fell asleep. Kami-sama above only knew that she would need her rest.

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A.N: Alright! Here's the next chapter of the story. Sorry it took so long! D= My papersss! They're all looost! It's sad, really. I have to re-write everything. Well, I know this chapter wasn't the longest thing in the world, but, all I really wanted to happen was for Sakura to go home and receive word that she got the job at the Red Cloud. The Third chapter? It'll be up sooner than it took to get this one up.

With Greatest Love,

Katanai-chan